Koch Brothers

Koch Brothers refers to Charles G. Koch and his brother David H. Koch, the billionaire co-owners of Koch Industries. They run the Koch Family Foundations, one of the largest single sources of funding for conservative organizations in the United States, and the money behind Citizens for a Sound Economy, which in July 2004, CSE was merged into FreedomWorks. They also back the group Americans for Prosperity. David's twin brother, William I. Koch, is the owner of Oxbow Energy. Frederick R. Koch, the eldest brother, took a different trajectory, earning an MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama in 1961 and becoming an art and real estate collector and philanthropist, and was "disowned and partially disinherited" by their father.

The 2011 Center for American Progress Report "The Koch Brothers: What You Need to Know About the Financiers of the Radical Right" noted that the Koch brothers' combined wealth is the fourth highest in the nation, with operations in 45 states.

See the related articles below for more information on the Kochs.

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Charles G. Koch
 * David H. Koch
 * Koch Industries
 * Koch Family Foundations
 * FreedomWorks
 * Americans for Prosperity
 * Front groups
 * Propaganda

External Articles

 * Tony Carrk, "The Koch Brothers: What You Need to Know About the Financiers of the Radical Right" Center for American Progress, April 2011